Igar
Igar is a gas station in Mpumudde/Kimaka Division, Jinja, Eastern Uganda. Igar is situated nearby to the hospital Cresent Medical Center, as well as near Kiira Primary School.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Jinja Airport and Owen Falls.
Jinja Airport
Aerodrome
Jinja Airport is a small civilian and military airport in Uganda. It serves the town of Jinja in Jinja District, Busoga, Eastern Region. It is adjacent to the Uganda Senior Command and Staff College of the Uganda People's Defence Force at Kimaka, a suburb of Jinja.
Owen Falls
Dam
The Owen Falls was a waterfall on the White Nile in Uganda near the city of Jinja. The falls, together with the nearby Ripon Falls, were submerged in 1954 with the completion of the Nalubaale Hydroelectric Power Station. Owen Falls is situated 730 metres west of Igar.
Nalubaale Hydroelectric Power Station
Dam
Photo: Fredrick Onyango, CC BY 2.0.
Nalubaale Power Station, formerly known as Owen Falls Dam, is a hydroelectric power station across the White Nile near its source at Lake Victoria in Uganda. Nalubaale is the Luganda name for Lake Victoria. Nalubaale Hydroelectric Power Station is situated 1 km west of Igar.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Buwenda and Bugembe.
Buwenda
Village
Buwenda is a small village in Uganda located in the Bugiri district, close to the town of Jinja. Buwenda is situated 4½ km northwest of Igar.
Bugembe
Village
Bugembe is a town in Jinja District in the Eastern Region of Uganda. It is the seat of the Kingdom of Busoga, one of the four constitutional in Uganda, which is coterminous with the Busoga sub-region. Bugembe is situated 6 km northeast of Igar.
Wairaka
Town
Wairaka is a settlement in the Eastern Region of Uganda. Wairaka is situated 9 km northeast of Igar.
Igar
- Opening hours: 24/7
- Type: Gas station
- Category: transportation
- Location: Mpumudde/Kimaka Division, Jinja, Jinja District, Eastern Uganda, Uganda, East Africa, Africa
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Latitude
0.44388° or 0° 26′ 38″ northLongitude
33.19361° or 33° 11′ 37″ eastOperator
IgarOpen location code
6GGMC5VV+HCOpenStreetMap ID
node 3371663650OpenStreetMap feature
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